A Kirksville man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a short chase on a stolen mo-ped in downtown Kirksville.

Police arrested Chad Weis, 25, for receiving stolen property, resisting arrest and altering a vehicle identification number. Weis was also allegedly in possession of an illegal amount of pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in making methamphetamine.

According to the police report Weis was spotted shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday driving the stolen mo-ped in downtown Kirksville and was allegedly acting suspicious and attempted to elude police.

Weis was taken into custody after a short chase that resulted in him crashing into the porch of a house while operating the mo-ped.

The mo-ped had allegedly been painted and its VIN had been altered in an apparent effort to disguise the vehicle.

Weis was also allegedly found in possession of 7.2 grams of psuedophedrine, more than the possession limits of three grams.

Weis was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $25,000 cash only bond.

He had been charged as of Monday with the class C felony of receiving stolen property and the class D felonies of resisting arrest and possession of a vehicle with an altered identification number.